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The islands combine extreme affluence and deep poverty with vulnerability to climate change
Global integration peaked on many metrics some time ago, says study
Get set for a lengthy, all-encompassing power struggle between Washington and Beijing
The wisdom of relying on the equity of US multinationals is now suspect
Two books try to make sense of what has gone wrong — but ignore the successes of emerging markets
Since the crisis, financing has become much more costly
Today’s most pressing policy challenges require multilateral co-operation
China will benefit if America forces the world to choose between them
Slowing globalisation and weaker economic growth blamed for pullback
US president tempers optimistic tone with vow to press ahead with higher levies
Origins matter in business, although they are often ignored
Investment may already be shifting to richer countries amid automation and reshoring
Ten ways to build an alternative to the siren song of the strongman
Free markets, free trade and personal freedoms no longer come as a packaged deal
Three historical figures show how innovation, education and a social safety net can unlock prosperity
Why the world needs a ‘global green new deal’
No country is an economic island. Individual nations wiggle, but major trends are worldwide
This illiberal idea is also appealing to some on the American right
Leading scholars try to enlist the profession in the cause of progressive policy
Commenters discuss the future of a changing and more globalised industry
Developed economies that reject globalisation all stand to gain from its next chapter
With free trade and open borders under threat, a debate on how to protect businesses is set to divide coalition politicians
Markets are much too sanguine about the possibility of de-globalisation
The west’s economic ills predate trade with poor countries
The message from the World Economic Forum this year was that enthusiasm and ideas are in short supply
